CAASPP Update, Issue 134

Focusing on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System, including the Smarter Balanced assessments—a major component of CAASPP—and the California Alternate Assessments and science assessments.

System Downtime Under Way

Downtime for the Test Operations and Management System (TOMS) is now under way and will continue until 9 p.m. on January 3. Details on the resulting system enhancements will be coming soon.

Pretest Workshops Begin Next Week!

The CAASPP Pretest Workshops—being held at various locations throughout the state—begin on January 6 and run through February 3. The workshops will cover what you will need to know about overall CAASPP administration, including roles and responsibilities, technology infrastructure, preparing students and staff, use of TOMS, test security, the Digital Library, and interim assessments. All workshops will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For those interested, an additional workshop, California Alternate Assessment Train-the-Trainer, will follow from 1 to 4 p.m.

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High School Equivalency Test Fee Waivers (added 14-Aug-2019)
Waiving of Testing Fees for Homeless Youths and Foster Youths Taking the Fee-based High School Proficiency and High School Equivalency Tests.